Posts tagged migrant
A Community of Outsiders and Misfits
A Community of Outsiders and Misfits

Some swore allegiance to Pakistan, others to Australia and others were in an existential crisis. There was a strange sense of community, which was dynamic and syncretic

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CommunityBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, university, community, friends, relationships, Peshawar, North, Karachi, languages, language, outsider, boundaries, public, foreigners, foreign, culture, cultures, migrants, migrant Comment
Americanah & Moving West
Americanah & Moving West

But that was just it. I had to fit in wherever I went. Nobody else had to mould their ways to engage with my understanding of identity and belonging…

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AfricaBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)Africa, TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, literature, characters, novel, Nigeria, West, western, America, American, diaspora, England, work, passport, identity, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, migrants, migrant, migrationComment
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)
My (P)lucky Mum (An Inspiring & True Tale)

In the past 6 years I have watched my mum utterly transform - a shift that started the first day she stepped into her chosen university. She went from calling us about the location of her saved files to independently researching university databases and overloading her bookmarks tab...

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FamilyBy Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)tck, third culture kid, TCK, TCK TOWN, mother, sister, family, Arabic, French, Lebanese, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Australian, English, Lebanon, education, study, inspire, proud, pride, third language, language, languages, migrant, migrantsComment